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Caprice c.1953

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

Caprice c.1953, under way, photo taken from the launch Waitangi. Owned by Roger Guthrie’s family. Second photo is of Caprice hauled out at Silver Bay, Waiheke Island for antifouling. The little guy in the photo is Roger Guthrie.

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2 thoughts on “Caprice c.1953”

KEN RICKETTS on April 26, 2013 at 5:51 pm said:

Different Caprice — pic herewith if i can work out how to download it;

John W Andrew the Ford deakler owned the Caprice subject of the original blog, in the later 30s or early 40s — was very quick as per the pic

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bill aspden on April 26, 2013 at 6:58 am said:

caprice now lives at mangonui,in,mill,bay,under the care of les barclay,of mangonui.

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